CVE-2008-2292

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—💥 Exploit
Buffer overflow in the __snprint_value function in snmp_get in Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, and 5.4.1, as used in SNMP.xs for Perl, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large OCTETSTRING in an attribute value pair (AVP).
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.44%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
Published on Exploit-DB · Net-SNMP 5.1.4/5.2.4/5.4.1 Perl Module - Buffer Overflow (PoC) (11/12/2008)
Affected technologies (1)

Net-snmp — Net-snmp
CWEs

CWE-119
References

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